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Subject: When I was 10...

Written By: CeeKay on 06/06/06 at 10:55 pm

When you were 10 years old, what did you want to be when you grew up?  I heard that the answer to this question is a reflection of our purest selves.

For instance, when I was ten(ish), I wanted to be an airline stewardess (no one said "attendant" yet), an interpreter at the U.N., and an actress.  Still today, I love to travel, am interested in cultures and how people in different cultures communicate, and I've never stopped loving the stage.

Any takers?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: whistledog on 06/06/06 at 10:57 pm

When I was 10, I wanted to be a contestant on the $25,000 Pyramid.  That won't ever happen  :\'(

Job wise, I wanted to be a fireman.  Never accomplished that one either ;D

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: La Roche on 06/06/06 at 11:03 pm

I wanted to be a musician.. and low and behold, if you look on any sort of form, my proffesion is indeed listed as musician...


... Brass musician.  ;D

So, I didn't quite achieve Heavy Metal stardom, but there's time left.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: CeeKay on 06/06/06 at 11:05 pm


When I was 10, I wanted to be a contestant on the $25,000 Pyramid.  That won't ever happen  :\'(

Job wise, I wanted to be a fireman.  Never accomplished that one either ;D


Well, I don't do the things I had on my list either, but I still have those qualities that they relate to.  Do you still enjoy games, want to win a lot of money, and are you a risk-taker, hero-type?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: whistledog on 06/06/06 at 11:35 pm


Well, I don't do the things I had on my list either, but I still have those qualities that they relate to.  Do you still enjoy games, want to win a lot of money, and are you a risk-taker, hero-type?


I'd still love to be a contestant on a game show, but there aren't as good of ones now, then there was back in the day  :\'(

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: CeeKay on 06/06/06 at 11:38 pm


I'd still love to be a contestant on a game show, but there aren't as good of ones now, then there was back in the day  :\'(


Me too -- and I totally agree.  Bummer.  :-\\

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: ultraviolet52 on 06/06/06 at 11:50 pm

I wanted to be a fashion designer. I subscribed to ELLE magazine at the tender age of 10 (circa 1992), and I use to make up my own magazine called "What." I'd discuss fashion and the like. I also used to do fashion drawings from a model that I traced over and made my own designs from.

I still love fashion. It's been a passion of mine for years.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Sister Morphine on 06/06/06 at 11:56 pm

I don't remember.  I probably never thought of anything.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 06/07/06 at 7:26 am

I wanted to be an actress...and yes, to this day...I love to act/perform...and I love the theatre.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: deadrockstar on 06/07/06 at 8:21 am

I never really thought about it as a kid.  I remember I'd play certain professions but I don't ever remember thinking about what I actually wanted to be when I grew up.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: jackas on 06/07/06 at 9:08 am

I wanted to be a real estate agent or an architect.  I still love houses and I'm getting a big interest in interior design now.  I should consider the agent job a little more, after all it would help me a lot since my husband and I are into real estate investing. :)

Architect is out the door, that would take too much creativity.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 06/07/06 at 10:03 am


When I was 10, I wanted to be a contestant on the $25,000 Pyramid.  That won't ever happen  :\'(

You could always go on "Pyramid"....same basic show, but updated :)

I wanted to be a teacher or a professional softball player.....I'm on the way to the teacher, but athlete is a LONG shot....

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Ripp on 06/07/06 at 10:35 am

I wanted to be an actress. :) Still do.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Tanya1976 on 06/07/06 at 10:55 am

I wanted to be an OB/GYN doctor. Now I'm a teacher.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 06/07/06 at 11:33 am

Like CeeKay, when I was 10 I wanted to be an airline stewardess.  It never happened, but I'm okay with that.  :)

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Bobby on 06/07/06 at 3:06 pm

I wanted to be an artist.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Paul on 06/07/06 at 3:08 pm

I can't remember any sort of great career stirring at that time...

But I do remember that when I was 10, everything was still in Black & White!

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: lorac61469 on 06/07/06 at 3:11 pm

I wanted to be an archaeologist.

Now, the only things I dig up are weeds in my yard.  LOL!!

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: CeeKay on 06/07/06 at 3:28 pm


I wanted to be an archaeologist.

Now, the only things I dig up are weeds in my yard.  LOL!!


;D  Ah well....perhaps you'll find an artifact buried beneath your garden!  :)

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Apricot on 06/07/06 at 3:36 pm

Actually.. I wanted to be God. ;D My goal at 10 was to learn how to create life from genetic code.. before that, it was life from nothingness.

Then I realized that wasn't possible. That was yesterday.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Howard on 06/07/06 at 3:59 pm

Ice Cream Man
Singer

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: CeeKay on 06/07/06 at 4:02 pm


Ice Cream Man
Singer


Good ones!  Do you sing, Howard?  For your own enjoyment?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Howard on 06/07/06 at 4:03 pm


Good ones!  Do you sing, Howard?  For your own enjoyment?


I wouldn't consider myself American Idol material but I can lip sync at my own leisure

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/08 at 4:48 pm

...I was 10 years old.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: coqueta83 on 02/04/08 at 8:11 pm

....I wanted to be a dancer or fashion designer. I was never allowed to take dance lessons because my parents thought it was too dangerous.  :(

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/08 at 3:53 am


....I wanted to be a dancer or fashion designer. I was never allowed to take dance lessons because my parents thought it was too dangerous.  :(
...Healthy and Safety issues?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: gibbo on 02/05/08 at 4:01 am

Don't know, my IQ hasn't got up that high yet! :D

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/08 at 4:22 am


Don't know, my IQ hasn't got up that high yet! :D
Being online here does not help?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Howard on 02/05/08 at 8:05 am


Being online here does not help?


It helps a bit.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: KKay on 02/05/08 at 8:28 am

Wow...an old CeeKay thread...
i'll tell her it was revived.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: coqueta83 on 02/05/08 at 7:58 pm


...Healthy and Safety issues?


I never really knew for sure....I guess they were afraid I would break my leg or something.  :(

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/06/08 at 2:44 am


I never really knew for sure....I guess they were afraid I would break my leg or something.  :(
You parents saw the best for you, but they could have given a chance?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: danootaandme on 02/06/08 at 4:56 am

When I was ten I wanted to be an astronomer, I came close, I'm pretty much a spaceshot.    ;D

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Howard on 02/06/08 at 7:00 am

I was rambunckous. ;D

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/08 at 3:30 pm


I was rambunckous. ;D
...did it pay well?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Marty McFly on 02/08/08 at 10:19 pm


When you were 10 years old, what did you want to be when you grew up?  I heard that the answer to this question is a reflection of our purest selves.

For instance, when I was ten(ish), I wanted to be an airline stewardess (no one said "attendant" yet), an interpreter at the U.N., and an actress.  Still today, I love to travel, am interested in cultures and how people in different cultures communicate, and I've never stopped loving the stage.

Any takers?


This is an old thread I guess I never responded to the first time around...but I really think that categorization makes sense. In a way, I think age 9 to 12 is like the perfect midpoint - like, you're easily old enough to grasp the world and know stuff in detail, but young enough to be innocent about things too.

For me - even though I didn't think about it as much detail as I do now (or even five years later), that was when I first started thinking about how it would be cool to be some kind of performer or actor. 1991 was the first time I started really digging movies, TV and music videos. On a personal side, that was also my first kinda window into how other people lived. Like, kids at school and stuff. I started becoming aware of things outside my own existance, although I didn't totally understand everything like I would from 14+ or so.

Some things I got into in the early Nineties include: Ernest, Gallagher standup comedy, Weird Al Yankovic, Super Nintendo games, that period's VH1, Paula Abdul, various comedic movies (i.e. stuff by John Candy).

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Howard on 02/09/08 at 7:10 am


...did it pay well?


throughout the years,Yes.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/08 at 7:18 am


throughout the years,Yes.
Can I have that job?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Howard on 02/09/08 at 7:22 am


Can I have that job?


You were never rambunxious?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/08 at 7:22 am


You were never rambunxious?
As memory serves me, no.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Howard on 02/09/08 at 7:24 am


As memory serves me, no.


What kind of kid were you?

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/08 at 7:25 am


What kind of kid were you?
Completely the opposite, quiet and inquisitive.

Subject: Re: When I was 10...

Written By: Howard on 02/09/08 at 7:29 am


Completely the opposite, quiet and inquisitive.


and got picked on?

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